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Quitclaim Deed vs Warranty Deed: How Property Transfers Between Family Members Work

The most basic way that a living person transfers title to real property is through the instrument called a deed. A deed is very different from a contract. In order to form a traditional enforceable contract, consideration is a requirement, but to transfer real property by deed, there doesn’t have to be a bargained-for exchange. The Deed Is Not a Contract You can gift somebody real property with a deed, there’s no consideration requirement. It’s…